| Identification | |
| Name: | Chlorous acid, calciumsalt (8CI,9CI) |
| Synonyms: | Calciumchlorite (6CI,7CI) |
| CAS: | 14674-72-7 |
| Molecular Formula: | Ca. 2 Cl H O2 |
| Molecular Weight: | 174.98 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/Ca.2ClHO2/c;2*2-1-3/h;2*(H,2,3)/q+2;;/p-2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Transport: | 1453 |
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Calcium chlorite (CAS NO.14674-72-7) is a strong oxidizing agent. Accelerate the burning of combustible materials. Ignites on contact with potassium thiocyanate [Lewis] . Reaction with chlorine yields explosive chlorine dioxide gas. Reaction with ammonia produces ammonium chlorite, which is shock-sensitive. Finely divided mixtures with metallic or organic substances are highly flammable and may be ignited by friction The structure of Calcium chlorite (CAS NO.14674-72-7) , Ca(ClO2)2 , has been refined from X-ray powder diffraction data using the Rietveld method. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Ccca (Ccce), with Z = 4. The structure is based on separate layers parallel to the ac plane, consisting of calcium cations that are coordinated by chlorite anions; the O atoms form almost ideal square antiprisms. Within the layers, each anion bridges four metal cations. The Ca atoms are located on special positions of 222 symmetry, the Cl atoms lie on twofold axes and the O atoms are in general positions. The compound is isostructural with strontium chlorite, Sr(ClO2)2 , and lead chlorite, Pb(ClO2)2 .Its extinguishing agent is water. |
| Packinggroup: | II |
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